diff --git a/src/Fluent/Logger/FluentLogger.php b/src/Fluent/Logger/FluentLogger.php
index 334e8b6..e30df55 100644
--- a/src/Fluent/Logger/FluentLogger.php
+++ b/src/Fluent/Logger/FluentLogger.php
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ protected function connect()
         );
 
         if (!$socket) {
-            $errors = error_get_last();
-            throw new \Exception($errors['message']);
+            throw new \Exception(sprintf('Error while trying to connect to fluentd: code %d - %s', $errno, $errstr));
         }
 
         // set read / write timeout.